
ThislegendarydocumentaryonNazi-eraGermanywaspreviouslybannedfor36yearsinGermany.Distributorsclaimeditwasanti-GermanduetoitsmorehumanisticportrayelofHitler,includingexcerptsofhomemoviesofHitlerplayingwithchildren.<br/> Meanwhile,thefilm'spremiereatCanneshadtobestoppedduetofistfightsbreakingoutduringthescreening.SaveforastrangeopeninganimationsequenceofaSwastikadriftingthroughspace,thefilmiscompiledofarchivesandhomemovies.WatchoutfortheshamingnewsreelfootageofAmericanradiopersonalityDirkBrinkleyproclaiminghimselfa"greatadmirer"ofGermany's"greatleader."<br/> PhilippeMorawasthepersonwhoasa19yearoldfilmstudentdiscoveredthenowwellknownpersonalfilmsofEvaBraun(thatwouldmakeafinefilminitself).ThisfascinatingcolorfilmfootageisincorporatedintothisunnarrateddocumentaryalongwithawideassortmentoforiginalNazinewsreelsandpropagandafilmstopresentlifeinNaziGermanyfrom1933-45asseenthroughthepropagandafilmmakers(andEva's)cameralens.Awonderfulclassicalmusicscoreaccompanies.Thisfilmisquiterareandisgenerallyunavailable.Ibelieveitwasnominatedforanaward(orwonanaward).Nevertheless,ifyougetachancetoseeit,buyit,etc,doit.ItisthebestdocumentaryfilmonNaziGermanyofit'skindwithmuchneverbeforeseenoriginalfootage.


